Difference between revisions of "Freshwater Aquarium Microbiome"
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==Materials and Methods== | ==Materials and Methods== | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 2 March 2021
Introduction
Microbiomes, the communities of microorganisms living together in particular habitats, are vital for maintaining ecological balance. The habitat hosting the microbial communities can be anything from the gastrointestinal tract of a cow to the soils of the land... The fish themselves oftentimes possess more microbial cells than fish cells in their bodies (2) Up until 2012, there have not been very many studies pertaining to the characterization of the microbiome pertaining to the water associated with freshwater ornamental fishes (3)
Materials and Methods
Results
Discussion
References
2. Savage DC (1977) Microbial ecology of the gastrointestinal tract. Ann Rev Microbiol 31: 107-133
3. Smith, K. F.; Schmidt, V.; Rosen, G. E.; Amaral-Zettler, L. Microbial Diversity and Potential Pathogens in Ornamental Fish Aquarium Water. Public Library of Science One. 2012. 7.